NWS Tsunami Information Statement - TW

Web message at http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/2012/02/04/lyvx58/01/messagelyvx58-01.htm

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TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 1209 PM PST SAT FEB 4 2012

...THIS IS AN INFORMATION STATEMENT...

EVALUATION AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH A MAGNITUDE SUCH THAT A TSUNAMI IS NOT EXPECTED. THIS WILL BE THE ONLY WCATWC MESSAGE ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT.

PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS MAGNITUDE - 5.7 TIME - 1106 AKST FEB 04 2012 1206 PST FEB 04 2012 2006 UTC FEB 04 2012 LOCATION - 48.9 NORTH 127.8 WEST 90 MILES/145 KM SW OF PORT ALICE BRITISH COLUMBIA 265 MILES/426 KM NW OF SEATTLE WASHINGTON DEPTH - 7 MILES/12 KM

THE LOCATION AND MAGNITUDE ARE BASED ON PRELIMINARY INFORMATION. FURTHER INFORMATION WILL BE ISSUED BY THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY - EARTHQUAKE.USGS.GOV - OR THE APPROPRIATE REGIONAL SEISMIC NETWORK.

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